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ISBN 0-09-952340-X (UK pbk)
novel, science fiction, cyberpunk, apocalyptic, genetic engineering, intelligent cells, cellular consciousness, nanotechnology, molecular engineering, ethics, identity, mutant life form, posthuman
Near future, Earth. Mad scientist. Cellular intelligence. Copyright 1985. Based on the 1984 Hugo Award winning novelette "Blood Music", originally published in Analog , June 1983. Often linked to cyberpunk.
"Vergil Ulam, brilliant, unorthodox, has exceeded every ethical guideline for genetic research to engineer blood cells that think for themselves. When his illegal experiments are discovered, he makes a desperate attempt to save his work -- by injecting himself with his own creation.
"He's infected. What he carries is contagious. Deadly...
"Moving from the smallest blocks of matter to forces that could transform the universe, Greg Bear's Blood Music is dazzling, apocalyptic, utterly engrossing -- a timeless SF classic." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1988]
"'High Strangeness' transformation sequence... true mental cinema. Destined to become a classic." --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1995).
Highly recommended.
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